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Re: nortel 7/7/7 recall--i have taken and think i may have taken some recalled lots! help please!

From: Anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 23 Jul 2003 08:55:34 -0500 (CDT)


>At Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Cheryl wrote:
>>
>>Please help! I got a letter in the mail from my pharmacy that I possibly
>>could have taken nortel 7/7/7 birth control bills that were packaged in
>>the incorrect sequence. My current pill pack is from one of the
>>recalled lots (though at least weeks 3 & 4 are in the correct order,
>>don't know about weeks 1 & 2 since I already took them). A package I
>>have lying around from a couple months ago is also from a recalled lot.
>>I suspect the pack I had last month (now thrown away was from a recalled
>>lot) particularly as I noticed I bled heavily on week 3 last month but
>>not hardly at all during the 4th week.
>>
>>Does this mean I need a pregnancy test and may be at increased risk of
>>pregnancy? How do I know if there will be any legal action taken? I
>>really don't think it's right having to pay for a pregnancy test or
>>doctor's visit because of their mistake. (I am a grad student, make
>>very little money.) How soon after having intercourse can you tell
>>whether or not you're pregnant?
>>
>>Help me, please! I am freaking out!

Oh, please. Go to planned parenthood or the free health clinic that's probably in your university. Also, ask the pharmacist for more information on the recall and what he or she advices. It's people like you that drive up medical costs by filing a lawsuit.






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